Chapter 419 The Shrew Causes Trouble
Facing several middle-aged women, Lin Xue was a bit at a loss and immediately took several steps back.
Seeing this, Ling Feng became anxious. Bullying his woman? Wasn’t that asking for trouble?
So he immediately stepped forward, placing himself in front of Lin Xue, and said to the women, "What’s going on? What do you think you’re doing?"
"Aren’t you that doctor from Shiliu Village? What’s it to you!" one of the women asked.
"If you want to bully her, then it’s my business!" Ling Feng retorted with a cold laugh.
"We came to find the town mayor. The mayor isn’t here, so the police have to take care of this for us!" the woman declared.
Ling Feng glanced at her: "It’s no problem to take care of you, but let’s get to the point. What’s with all the clawing and snapping? Do you want to assault a police officer?"
His words were a bit sharp, and the woman immediately took offense, her hands on her hips: "What are you talking about? Who do you think you are, and which eye of yours saw us assaulting an officer?"
Ling Feng was speechless. There was no use reasoning with a shrew, so he scoffed: "Fine, even if you didn’t, then say whatever you want to say now!"
"Why should we tell you? We want to talk to the police!"
The woman glared at Ling Feng, then turned to look at Lin Xue: "We’ve been bullied. Aren’t you going to do anything about it?"
"First, tell me what’s happening. If someone has indeed broken the law, then I will certainly take care of it!"
Lin Xue used to be a criminal policeman in the provincial city, and she had never seen a scene like this. If Ling Feng hadn’t contained the situation just now, she really wouldn’t have known how to handle it.
After hearing Lin Xue’s words, the woman immediately nodded and said, "That’s good. Our village’s land was sold by the village chief to a pig farmer. Not only did we not see any money from the land sale, but ever since they built the pig farm, it stinks to high heaven every day. How are we ordinary people supposed to live?"
Upon hearing the problem, Lin Xue was taken aback and asked, "Shouldn’t you be taking this up with the town mayor?"
"He’s not around, and we don’t know if he knew we were coming and hid away beforehand!" the woman replied.
Lin Xue found this troublesome, as it wasn’t a police matter. Even if the village chief had done something wrong, it would have to be the town officials who investigated.
So she could only say, "Sorry, this doesn’t fall under a public security case. I can’t handle it!"
"You talked all nice just a moment ago, and now you’re backtracking. I knew it; you’re all in cahoots. None of you are good!"
Upon hearing Lin Xue’s words, the woman became agitated and started hurling insults again.
Ling Feng frowned and said in a cold voice, "Watch your language. Stop biting anyone who comes near like a mad dog. If making a scene could solve problems, you wouldn’t be here causing trouble!"
"You dare to call me a mad dog?" the woman’s eyes bulged as she pointed at Ling Feng and shouted.
Ling Feng didn’t know this person, but several onlookers who were enjoying the commotion did. She was a notoriously fierce woman from Shahe Village; her reputation was well known in nearby villages!
Just then, someone came running over and said, "Zhang Jinhua, stop making a scene. Ling Feng is trying to help you; don’t be ungrateful!"
Ling Feng turned around to see it was Old Zhang from the village convenience store, so he asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to the town to buy some goods. That woman is a shrew; don’t bother with her!" Old Zhang said.
In the time that had passed, Ling Feng’s standing had risen significantly in the hearts of the people of Shiliu Village. So when Old Zhang felt Ling Feng was in trouble, he had come straight over to intercede on his behalf.
Ling Feng understood his intentions and smiled, saying, "It’s not me who can’t let it go, it’s her bullying my girlfriend. How can I ignore that?"
"But..."
Old Zhang wanted to interject but Ling Feng waved a hand: "It’s okay, you go back first. I’ll handle this."
After finishing his sentence, he turned to look at Zhang Jinhua: "Which village are you from?"
"What are you doing, thinking of causing trouble in my village? Just so you know, I am Zhang Jinhua from Shahe Village!"
Ling Feng rolled his eyes, "I’m not sick, why would I bother with you? Stop making a scene and go home. I’ll drop by your village later!"
"You?"
Zhang Jinhua sized up Ling Feng, scoffing as she said, "A doctor, and who do you think you are, spouting big words here?"
"Believe it or not, it’s your choice, but your commotion here has already disrupted the normal working of the office, so get going!" Ling Feng said impatiently, waving his hand!
"Why should we leave just because you say so? On what grounds should we listen to you?" Zhang Jinhua asked defiantly.
"On these grounds!"
Ling Feng was at a loss for words; there was no need to be polite with people like this, so he lashed out as quick as lightning and slapped her right across the face!
"Smack!"
With a crisp sound, everyone present was stunned!
No one had expected Ling Feng to resort to hitting someone!
Even Lin Xue was dumbfounded, glancing at him in confusion, thinking, aren’t you just making matters worse?
"You dare to hit me? I’m going to fight you to the death!"
After being slapped in front of so many people, Zhang Jinhua lost control and lunged at Ling Feng with her fingers spread wide!
But Ling Feng just smiled, deftly dodging her and, seizing the collar of her cotton coat, hefted her up!
In front of everyone, he declared loudly, "You all saw it. I wanted to help them solve their problems, but she didn’t believe me and kept making a scene. I did this to maintain order at the town government and to take some of the burden off my girlfriend!"
Everyone: "..."
The words were true, and everyone had seen the whole sequence of events; without a doubt, it was Zhang Jinhua who had been unreasonable from the start.
But to lift a woman weighing over one hundred pounds with one hand, what kind of strength was that?
Seeing such physical prowess for the first time, everyone was so shocked that no one could speak. They just stared at Ling Feng, eyes wide open and dumbfounded.
Strangely enough, after Ling Feng had picked her up, Zhang Jinhua suddenly became docile, stopped struggling, and stopped shouting, dropping her head as if she had passed out.
Ling Feng looked at the crowd after speaking, "Stop staring. Let’s consider today’s matter closed!"
He then turned to the women who had come with Zhang Jinhua, "Follow me, or I’ll have to cart each of you off the same way!"
After speaking, he walked towards the exit, and the crowd immediately parted to create a path for him.
The old Zhang from Shiliu Village, seeing this, hurriedly followed, "Ling Feng, where are you going?"
"I’m going to check out this woman’s village," Ling Feng replied.
Old Zhang was taken aback, "Better not, the Village Chief of Shahe Village is Old Wang Kan, that guy is tough and very aggressive!"
"No worries, I’m just going to see what the situation is, not looking for a fight, don’t worry!" Ling Feng said with a smile and continued, "You go back to the village. Once I’ve sent these women back, I’ll head home as well."
"Alright, alright then."
Old Zhang wanted to tag along, but the thought of Old Wang Kan’s tough, fleshy face sent a shiver down his spine, promptly dismissing the idea.
